The Nittedal valley is the first stretch of the Rv4 corridor north from Oslo, following the Nitelva river that gives the place its name. For most of its history this was quiet farmland, but in 1862 industrialist Johan Lauritz Sundt founded Nitedals Tændstikfabrik here, one of Norway's first mechanised match factories. At its peak the factory was among the country's largest, turning local timber into millions of safety matches shipped across Scandinavia.
The arrival of the Gjøvikbanen railway in 1900 transformed Nittedal from farming community to Oslo commuter town, a role it has filled ever since. The railway still runs through the valley, connecting Nittedal to Oslo and onward to Gjøvik.
In 2019, film crews descended on the hills above town to shoot scenes for the James Bond film No Time to Die. The frozen Langvann lake, just above Nittedal in the Nordmarka forest, doubled as the setting for Madeleine Swann's childhood home in the film's dramatic flashback sequences. It was Daniel Craig's final outing as 007.
The arrival of the Gjøvikbanen railway in 1900 transformed Nittedal from farming community to Oslo commuter town, a role it has filled ever since. The railway still runs through the valley, connecting Nittedal to Oslo and onward to Gjøvik.
In 2019, film crews descended on the hills above town to shoot scenes for the James Bond film No Time to Die. The frozen Langvann lake, just above Nittedal in the Nordmarka forest, doubled as the setting for Madeleine Swann's childhood home in the film's dramatic flashback sequences. It was Daniel Craig's final outing as 007.